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Max Kiefel

@maxkiefel.bsky.social
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Research Fellow at the Center for Labor and a Just Economy, Harvard University

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The Baffler @thebaffler.com · 09/04/2026
At Starbucks and Apple, underemployed, college-educated workers have been helping to revive the labor movement. But as @maxkiefel.bsky.social argues, they’re facing stronger headwinds than ever under Trump 2.0.
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Frothing Mad | Max Kiefel
In “Mutiny,” Noam Scheiber examines younger generations’ transformation into the central players of the labor movement.
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The Baffler @thebaffler.com · 07/04/2026
In his new book, Noam Scheiber identifies a combination of structural and psychological factors that explain younger generations’ transformation into central players of a resurgent labor movement. @maxkiefel.bsky.social reviews “Mutiny.” thebaffler.com/latest/froth...
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Frothing Mad | Max Kiefel
In “Mutiny,” Noam Scheiber examines younger generations’ transformation into the central players of the labor movement.
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Mathias Larsen @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
New article out in Politics & Society with @danieldrisc.com and @maxkiefel.bsky.social : "Internationalizing Industrial Policy: How China and the United States Use State Capacity to Secure Critical Minerals for Electric Vehicles" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Daniel Driscoll @danieldrisc.com · 05/02/2026
🚨New piece in Politics & Society! w/ @maxkiefel.bsky.social @mathiaslarsen.bsky.social Internationalizing Industrial Policy: How China and the United States Use State Capacity to Secure Critical Minerals for Electric Vehicles 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 doi.org/10.1177/0032...
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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The Baffler @thebaffler.com · 16/10/2025
Zohran Mamdani has the juice. Centrist Democrats would like a sip.
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The Substance | Max Kiefel
A “new generation” of Democrats are stealing Zohran Mamdani’s style—without the substance.
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Max Kiefel @maxkiefel.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Can add Booker to the long list: thebaffler.com/latest/the-s...
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The Baffler @thebaffler.com · 15/10/2025
Centrist Democrats see Mamdani first and foremost as a gifted content creator, a kind of brand. They’re missing the point, and as @maxkiefel.bsky.social argues, copping his strategy won’t bring the party back to relevance.
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The Substance | Max Kiefel
A “new generation” of Democrats are stealing Zohran Mamdani’s style—without the substance.
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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
To make real climate progress, we need a green economic populism that brings immediate, material benefits to the working class—tackling both carbon and the cost-of-living crisis. We can start local rn. Thrilled to share my NYT op-ed w @triofrancos.bsky.social! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/o...
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Opinion | Biden Left Us With a ‘Prius Economy.’ It’s Time for Something Different.
Climate impacts are fueling the cost-of-living crisis, especially for the poor and working class.
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Max Kiefel @maxkiefel.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Christmas decorations of Venice beach
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Max Kiefel @maxkiefel.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Hm
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Max Kiefel @maxkiefel.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Great interview by @timbarker.bsky.social and @andrewelrod.bsky.social. So many nuggets. Really important insight on how the "most pro-labor" claim rests on a very narrow, appointment based interpretation of what such a presidency would look like.
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Political Investments | Andrew Yamakawa Elrod & Tim Barker
An interview with Thomas Ferguson on the 2024 US election
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Michael McQuarrie @mgmcquarrie.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
@maxkiefel.bsky.social on the Dems2024 election in @thebaffler.com, one of the best magazines out there: "The crux of the problem is that Democrats use data to reflect the mirage of public opinion." And, also, it isn't a party. It's a network of consultants and donors. thebaffler.com/latest/the-c...
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The Consultant Con | Max Kiefel
Democrats need to dump the consultants and rebuild the party—from the bottom up.
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Max Kiefel @maxkiefel.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I wrote for @thebaffler.com about why the Dems inability to talk to people is a self-perpetuating problem.
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The Consultant Con | Max Kiefel
Democrats need to dump the consultants and rebuild the party—from the bottom up.
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The Baffler @thebaffler.com · 25/11/2024
Try as Nancy Pelosi might to spin things otherwise, it is hard to deny that the Democrats are out of touch. @maxkiefel.bsky.social offers one way forward for the party: dump the consultant class and rebuild—from the bottom up.
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The Consultant Con | Max Kiefel
Democrats need to dump the consultants and rebuild the party—from the bottom up.
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Max Kiefel @maxkiefel.bsky.social · 15/10/2023
My first (what do you call a post here) on Blue Sky and my first piece for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social . If you are struggling to rent, let alone buy and also question why the Social Democratic left doesn't really care, this piece is for you! www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/ren...
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Renters’ Constituency
The politics of homeownership in Australia
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